Job brief: Senior Software Engineer, Roblox OS

What JoRoute checked · Checked by JoRoute

• Listed on Roblox's own job board. JoRoute does not take listings from job ads or recruiters.
• First seen by JoRoute 2026-11-14 (today); last confirmed on the board 2026-11-14.
• The apply link opens careers.roblox.com, the address Roblox's board gives for this job.
• No other listing with this title and place on this board in the last 90 days.
• No layoff notices (WARN) under this name in the state files JoRoute reads.

What the listing says · Employer's own words, not checked

• Pay: $196,750 to $243,290 a year
• Job type: Not stated
• Where: San Mateo, CA, United States · San Mateo, CA
• Posted: 2026-11-14

What the job asks · Employer's own words, not checked

Level: Senior. The title says "Senior".

Must have

• 4+ years of experience designing, building, testing, and operating full-stack software, including frontend applications, APIs, and backend services.
• 2+ years of experience leading large technical projects involving multiple teams or disciplines.
• A Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Computer Engineering, or a related technical field.
• Already using AI to improve your productivity and excited about exploring and building AI-powered products, though specific AI expertise is not required.

Main duties

• Work across engineering, product, finance, people, and talent teams to innovate how we run the company, defining and refining requirements for high-impact in…
• Drive alignment across teams, communicate technical decisions and tradeoffs, and ensure everyone is working toward the same vision.
• Lead projects end to end, from problem definition and design through implementation, launch, adoption, measurement, and continuous improvement.
• Work across a wide range of technologies, from frontend and backend to infrastructure, learning quickly to solve complex challenges.
• Integrate with internal systems and external vendors, building reliable and maintainable solutions that work across a broader enterprise ecosystem.

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How it compares · Compared by JoRoute from listings

• Typical listed pay for software engineer jobs in San Mateo, CA: $255k a year (135 listings, 2 employers). This listing is 14% lower.
• Across Roblox's 251 open listings, 43% of those with a posting date were first posted more than 60 days ago. How Roblox hires

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